Author's attitude to British people

Heather Mallick in the article speaks to Brits in an ironic way. Already in the first paragraph she uses three past participles to highlight the fact that the weather in London is not unusual or worth so much attention in comparison to Toronto. Later she quotes slightly changed, famous speech of Winston Churchill to show Brits how hilarious their problem seems to be. What's more after 5th paragraph Mallik clearly makes fun of the British stereotypes and things that we associate with UK like red buses which are supposed to ''crush any snow at its path''. Actually, the whole article is full of irony because the author is playing a game with readers who should get some distance on it.